Similar Words in English–15

List of similar words in English

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Dual
दोपासा, दुवल्ली
ਦੁਪਾਸੀ, ਦੁਵਲੀ
This world is of dual nature.
Duel
दो की लड़ाई
ਦੋ ਦੀ ਲੜਾਈ
They were engaged in an interesting and thrilling duel of reasons.

Assent
सहमत होना
ਸਹਿਮਤ ਹੋਣਾ
He did not give me his assent over this matter.
Accent
स्वर, उच्चारन, स्वर-चिन्ह
ਸੁਰ, ਉਚਾਰਨ, ਸ੍ਵਰ-ਚਿੰਨ
His accent is quite different and therefore it is hard to understand what he is speaking.
Ascent
चढ़ाई, उन्नती
ਚੜਾਈ, ਉੱਨਤੀ
There is steep ascent to go over that hill-top.

Appraise
मूल्य डालना, मुल्याँकन करना
ਮੁੱਲ ਪਾਉਣਾ, ਮੁਲਾਂਕਣ ਕਰਨਾ
The higher management came and appraised our work.
Apprise
सूचना देनी
ਸੂਚਨਾ ਦੇਣੀ, ਜਤਾਉਣਾ
You did not apprise me of your coming to our city.

Elusive
हाथ न आने वाला
ਹੱਥ ਨਾ ਆਉਣ ਵਾਲਾ, ਤਿਲਕਵਾਂ
Success is often elusive for me.
Illusive
भ्रमवादी, भ्रमात्मक, छलावा
ਭ੍ਰਮਵਾਦੀ, ਭ੍ਰਮਾਤਮਕ, ਛਲਾਵਾ
This world is of illusive nature.

Monetary
वित्ति, आरथिक
ਵਿੱਤੀ, ਆਰਥਿਕ
He did not do the service for monetary gains.
Monitory
पादरी का उपदेशात्मक पत्र, चेतावनी भरी
ਪਾਦਰੀ ਦਾ ਉਪਦੇਸ਼ਾਤਮਕ ਪੱਤਰ, ਚੇਤਾਵਨੀ ਭਰੀ
He shook a monitory finger at him.

Penal
कठोर दंड
ਕਠੋਰ ਦੰਡ
The case was under a penal code.
Panel
टोली, दल
ਟੋਲੀ, ਦਲ
A panel was set up for the enquiry.

Tear
फाड़ना, पाटना, अश्रु
ਪਾੜਨਾ, ਅੱਥਰੂ
He has tears in eyes. I tore the paper.
Tier
बाँधने वाला, श्रेणी
ਬੰਨ੍ਹਣ ਵਾਲਾ, ਸ਼੍ਰੇਣੀ
We travelled in 3-tier AC class.

Enquiry
अनुसंधान, पूछ-ताछ
ਪੁੱਛ-ਗਿੱਛ, ਅਨੁਸੰਧਾਨ
The statistician put up an enquiry.
Inquiry
जांच, पड़ताल, प्रश्न, प्ररीक्षा
ਜਾਂਚ, ਪੜਤਾਲ, ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਨ, ਪ੍ਰਰੀਖਿਆ
There was no result to our inquiry.

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